Adversity is something that at first blush, we might want to
shy away from. After all, who wants to
put themselves in a situation that bucks the status quo and generates feelings
of stress and anxiety?
But, in reality, adversity is something to be welcoming of,
if not outright welcomed. When faced
with it, rather than cringe, we should clap.
Facing challenges is something that we all need to do in
order to become better. After all, we
can’t see growth unless we have something to learn from.
And, we won’t learn anything if we don’t do something
different, or if we shy away from a new challenge.
Adversity, by itself, is nothing more than an opportunity to
be exposed to something new. True, there
are adverse situations that are incredibly negative, and that knock the focus
and motivation right out of our systems.
But, if we can recover from these situations, and if we can
keep taking a few steps forward, even if we’re forced to also take a few steps
back, we can come out of the adverse scenario better, stronger, and more poised
to effectively learn and lead.
While it’s true that we don’t want to be faced with
adversity every moment of our lives, we do want to come face-to-face with
challenge regularly enough to keep improving.
If given the choice, I would take the learning associated
with overcoming adversity over the lack of change brought on by the status quo.
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